diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/1275-dark64 b/changelogs/unreleased/1275-dark64
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..506dce652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/1275-dark64
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show help when running `zokrates mpc`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zokrates_cli/src/ops/mpc/mod.rs b/zokrates_cli/src/ops/mpc/mod.rs
index 000d82023..b01a1ddc9 100644
--- a/zokrates_cli/src/ops/mpc/mod.rs
+++ b/zokrates_cli/src/ops/mpc/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use clap::{App, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, AppSettings, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
 
 pub mod beacon;
 pub mod contribute;
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod verify;
 pub fn subcommand() -> App<'static, 'static> {
     SubCommand::with_name("mpc")
         .about("Multi-party computation (MPC) protocol")
+        .setting(AppSettings::SubcommandRequiredElseHelp)
         .subcommands(vec![
             init::subcommand().display_order(1),
             contribute::subcommand().display_order(2),